Child abuse has been on the prowl in the country and its ugly heads raises its hoods more in the metros. In a recent incident at Mumbai a fourteen year girl was recovered in a pitiable condition from the same garden where she went missing five months back. But before her parents could rejoice over her return, they were shocked to hear of the unspeakable torment faced by her at the hands of a beastly captor - a five-month-long hellish ordeal, in which she was subjected to the horrors of repeated rape, starvation and captivity.

After she recovered enough to speak, she divulged the atrocities that she had faced in captivity. According to her account, she was taking a leisurely stroll in the same garden on May 14 at around 7.30 pm, when she was accosted by a young man, between 23 and 25 years of age. She claimed that the man struck up a conversation with her, and before she realised it, she was quite far from her locality. The abductor then offered her some food, which she accepted, only to fall unconscious after a few bites. From then on it was torture with continuous rape and no food, till she could bear no further, she was thrown out like a crumpled orange. The traumatised minor is currently undergoing treatment at Bhagwati Hospital in Borivli. Police shall continue investigations once the girl recovers.